Anc Regains Control Of Northern Cape's Hantam Municipality

The African National Congress ANC in the Northern Cape won back control of the Hantam Municipality in the Calvinia area in a crucial by-election yesterday.

The Democratic Alliance DA won the ward during the local government elections in 2021.

Northern Cape ANC Chairperson, Dr Zamani Saul, says this is the third municipality theyve regained in by-elections in the last three months.

They regained the !Kheis Municipality in an October by-election, the Karoo Hoogland Municipality in a by-election in early December and the Hantam Municipality yesterday.

Electoral Commission IEC provincial manager, Bonolo Modise says, Yesterdays by-election went very well. There were three parties contesting - the DA, the Freedom Front Plus and the ANC. The ward was won by the ANC. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the by-election. It was very peaceful and had no incidents.